Modifying Your Mini Without Falling Foul Of The Law

im currently builing a bike engined mini, but i wasnt gunna bother with a reverse gear. however after reading the iva test manual, they haveA vehicle must indicate an accurate speed to the driver at all times and must be capable of traveling in a rearward direction under its own power.however, there is no reference to it in the required standards column. so do i have to fit one as i cant see any real reason for one as it will only ever be used on the weekends and not for trips to the shops.

7. The vehicle must have an operational reverse gear which can be selected from the driving position. (see note 4)

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Note 4: “Reverse Gear” A device used to propel the vehicle in abackwards direction under its own power, this does not have to be in thegearbox, it may be a separate component i.e. secondary gearbox /electric motor

those office people must get so bored... This points system is a complete load of bolloks imo, I mean if the mods are done safely and by someone who knows and understands what their doing, surely it shouldnt be a problem, if it were unsafe then surely itd fail the mot, whats this country coming to... They should let people like us be in charge and get rid of all the *melons* there

I think the reverse is fair do's, not hard to imagine a situation where a car that can't go backwards under its own steam could be a right nuisance, or worse, to other road users. Say you were going down a narrow road and there was an incident that in front, clearing the road for the emergency services could be a nightmare, especially with a bit of an incline.

I agree the nanny state's choking tendrils reach ever further, but we are actually quite lucky that the UK gov't does at least try to accommodate us amateur car botchers. IVA is nothing compared to the regulations and testing of production cars - even if it doesn't prevent dodgy brakes 'n sticking accelerator pedals.

I suppose that would be our defence: my dodgy spannering in my own garage on my own car presents the same scale of risk as my dodgy driving, the same one car to crash with. Toyota's risk was scaled up by a factor of millions from one undetected error.

Oh, this wasn't intended as a discussion thread, you should really have started a new topic in a chat section

need help urgently plzzzz[size="5" i have a a very early clubman and its totally rotted out everything is shot im replacing everything how the hell will i pass the points system, every panel needs replacing the floors full of holes, brakes shot, engine knackered. i have another shell i bought second hand i have 2 new subframes new engine, new brakes new suspension. how can i get around this the original shell has nothing useable.

basicaly my clubmans tax exempt and the shell i have is still thecnacaly a road legal mini any way of using the new shell and still keeping it tax exempt and i have parts i was going to upgrade the original clubman with, thanks

what a load of rubbish.. think something needs to be done with the people in charge bet theyre a buch of ecomentalists that want bunnys and babby foxs coming out the exhausts. soon we wont even be allowed to get under the bonnet.